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Napalm Death is a grindcore band that formed in Birmingham, England in 1981 by Miles Ratlegde and Nic Bullen, originally under the name of Civil Defence. They are credited by many with having invented the genre. The band have no original members left - indeed, by the first side of Scum, their debut album, the vocalist and bass player, Nic Bullen, was the only original member remaining.The band earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for recording the shortest song ever, You Suffer which is precisely 1.316 seconds long and consists of the lyrics "You suffer - but why?".
Members of Napalm Death have moved on to form bands such as Carcass, Godflesh, Final, Cathedral, and Scorn.
1 Current Lineup
- Mark "Barney" Greenway vocals (1989-1996, 1997-)
- Jesse Pintado guitars (1989-)
- Shane Enbury bass (1987-)
- Mitch Harris guitars (1989-)
- Danny Herrera drums (1991-)
2 Past Members
- Nicholas (Nic) 'Scab' Bullen - vocals, bass (1981-1987)
- P-nut - bass (1985?)
- Robo - bass, guitar (1983?)
- Finbar Quinn - bass (1984?)
- Daryl 'Sid' Fideski - guitar
- Miles 'The Rat' Ratledge - drums (1981-1985)
- Justin Broadrick - guitar (1985-1987)
- Mick Harris - drums (1985-1991)
- James (Jim) Whitley - bass (1986-1987)
- Lee Dorrian - vocals (1987-1989)
- Bill Steer - guitar (1987-1989)
- Frank Healey - guitar (1987)
- Phil Vane - vocals (1996-1997)
3 Discography
- Like Sheep we all have gone Astray (1983, demo)
- Hatred Surge (1985, demo)
- From Enslavement to Obliteration (1986?, demo)
- Scum (1987)
- From Enslavement To Obliteration (1988)
- The Curse (7", included in initial copies of From Enslavement To Obliteration) (1988)
- Live in EuropeLive in Europe is a live album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). Track listing #"Born on the Bayou" (Fogerty) 5:05 #"Green River/Suzie Q" (Fogerty/Eleanor Broadwater, Dale Hawkins, Stanley S. Lewis) 4:31 (7", 1989)
- Split w/ SOB (split 7", 1989)
- Mentally MurderedMentally Murdered is an EP by the grindcore band Napalm Death. It has been released in 1989. It was later included on the Harmony Corruption (CD) and the Death By Manipulation album. Tracklist 1. Rise Above" 2:42 2. The Missing Link" 2:17 3. Mentally Murd (1989)
- The Peel Sessions (1989)
- Suffer the Children (1990)
- Harmony CorruptionHarmony Corruption is an album by the grindcore band Napalm Death. It has been released in 1990 on Earache Records and showed up the temporary change of Napalm Death´s music from grindcore to death metal, in spite of some grincore-elements left in the son (CD includes the tracks from Mentally Murdered) (1990)
- Harmony Corruption bonus live EP (EP, 1990)
- Mass Appeal MadnessMass Appeal Madness is a 12" single by the grindcore band Napalm Death. It has been released in 1991 on Earache Records and is a pure grincore statement dedicated to the memory of Roger Patterson, 1991 died member of the death metal band Atheist. Tracklis (EP, 1991)
- Death By Manipulation (includes the tracks from Mentally Murdered) (1992)
- Utopia Banished (1992)
- Utopia Banished Bonus CD (EP, 1992)
- The World Keeps Turning (EP) (1992)
- Nazi Punks Fuck Off (EP) (1993)
- Live Corruption (live) (1992)
- Fear, Emptiness, Despair (1994)
- HungHung can refer to: Hung is one of the transliterations of the sixth syllable in Buddhist "Six syllable mantra" Om mani padme hum. (EP, 1994)
- Plague Rages (Promo, 1994)
- Greed KillingGreed killing is an EP by the grindcore band Napalm Death. It has been released in 1996 on Earache Records, containing two songs from the Diatribes album and five exclusive songs from the diatribes-sessions. So it is a "bootleg" by the record company. (EP) (1996)
- DiatribesDiatribes is an album by the grindcore band Napalm Death. It has been released in 1996 on Earache Records. Tracklist # Greed Killing 3:06 # Glimpse Into Genocide 3:02 # Ripe For The Breaking 4:01 # Cursed To Crawl 3:26 # Cold Forgiveness 4:32 # My Own Wor (1996)
- Cursed to Tour (split with At The Gates, 1996)
- In Tongues We Speak (split-cd with Coalesce ) (1997)
- Inside The Torn Apart (1997)
- Breed To Breath (EP, 1997)
- Bootlegged In Japan (live) (1998)
- Words From The Exit Wound (1998)
- Leaders Not Followers (EP) (1999)
- The Complete Radio One Sessions (2000)
- Enemy Of The Music Business (2001)
- Order Of The Leech (2002)
- Noise For Music's Sake (the best of and the rare of 2CD) (2003)
- Punishment in Capitals (2004) (CD and DVD)
- Leaders not Followers: Part 2 (2004)
